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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to an engineering tool coordination device, an engineering tool coordination method, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.
- Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-210786, filed Oct. 27, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- In the related art, industrial plants such as chemical plants, plants which manage and control well sites such as gas wells and oil wells and the vicinity thereof, plants which manage and control hydraulic power generation, thermal power generation, nuclear power generation, and the like, plants which manage and control environmental power generation such as solar power generation and wind power generation, and plants which manage and control water supply and sewage, dams, and the like, and factories (hereinafter collectively referred to a “plant”) have been utilized, production control systems represented by a distributed control system (DCS) in which site units such as measuring units or operating units referred to as field units and a control device configured to control these are connected with communication means have been constructed and advanced automatic operations have been realized.
- In a system and the like of a plant constructed to realize the above-described advanced automatic operation, an engineering tool configured to perform engineering such as creation, modification, and deletion of a control program, management of a change history, and operation tests, or the like executed by a control device configured to control an operation of a plant has been used (for example, refer to U.S. Pat. No. 6,448,982).
- However, since a method of defining a logic and a data format used in a control program is different depending on a type or the like of a control device, an engineering tool according to the type of the control device needs to be individually prepared in some cases, and efficiency of engineering of the control program decreases in some cases.
- An engineering tool coordination device may include a first tool interface configured to acquire first data having a first data format usable to an engineering tool, the engineering tool being configured to engineer a control program executed in a control device configured to control an operation of a plant, a data converter configured to convert the first data acquired by the first tool interface into second data usable to the control program, the second data having a second data format different from the first data format, a program provider configured to provide the second data converted by the data converter to the control program, a second tool interface configured to acquire a first test request having a first test request format from the engineering tool, a test converter configured to convert the first test request acquired by the second tool interface into a second test request executable in the control program, the second test request having a second test request format different from the first test request format, and a test manager configured to cause to execute an operation test program in the control program and to operate an operation test using the second data on a basis of the second test request acquired by the test converter.
- Further features and aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a constitution of a plant using an engineering tool coordination device according to an embodiment. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware constitution of the engineering tool coordination device according to the embodiment. -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a software constitution of the engineering tool coordination device according to the embodiment. -
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a coordination function of an engineering tool coordination device according to a first embodiment. -
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for describing an example of an operation of the engineering tool coordination device according to the embodiment. -
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a coordination function of an engineering tool coordination device according to a second embodiment. - The embodiments of the present invention will be now described herein with reference to illustrative preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many alternative preferred embodiments can be accomplished using the teaching of the present invention and that the present invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments illustrated herein for explanatory purposes.
- An aspect of the present invention is to provide an engineering tool coordination device, an engineering tool coordination method, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium which improve efficiency of engineering of a control program using an engineering tool.
- An engineering tool coordination device, an engineering tool coordination method, an engineering tool coordination program, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
- First, an overview of a plant using an engineering tool coordination device will be described using
FIG. 1 .FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a constitution of a plant using an engineering tool coordination device according to an embodiment. InFIG. 1 , aplant 100 includes an engineeringtool coordination device 1, an engineering tool 2 (2A to 2C), a plant control device 3 (3A to 3C), a backbone system 4, amanufacturing execution system 5, and a human interface station (HIS: an operation monitoring station) 6. - The engineering
tool coordination device 1, the plant control device 3 (3A to 3C), themanufacturing execution system 5, and theHIS 6 are connected to each other through afirst communication path 91. Thefirst communication path 91 is, for example, a control network and is constituted of a network suitable for a process control system which has a general communication function and enables highly reliable, real time, and stable communication. Examples of the control network include Vnet/IP (registered trademark) according to CPF-10 of a real time Ethernet (registered trademark) (RTE) communication profile in which an internet protocol (IP) is used for general-purpose communication and which is defined by IEC 61784-2. Thefirst communication path 91 may perform wired communication or wireless communication. - Also, the engineering
tool coordination device 1, the engineering tool 2 (2A to 2C), the backbone system 4, themanufacturing execution system 5, and theHIS 6 are connected to each other through asecond communication path 92. Thesecond communication path 92 may perform, for example, network communication control corresponding to a general-purpose communication standard. - Note that connection between devices such as the engineering
tool coordination device 1 using thefirst communication path 91 and thesecond communication path 92 illustrated inFIG. 1 is an example of a connection method, in which for example, all of the devices may be connected to the same communication path and the devices may be connected to each other by further dividing the communication path. - The plant control device 3 (3A to 3C) is a control device, such as a field control station and the like serving as a control controller of a distributed control system (DCS), a controller, a factory automation (FA) computer, and a programmable logic controller (PLC), which is configured to control the plant (not shown). The
plant control device 3 executes a control program configured to control the plant. Furthermore, theplant control device 3 may be a safety control controller of a safety instrument system (SIS) configured to secure safety of a plant operation. -
FIG. 1 illustrates theplant control device 3 which is connected to an input device such as a sensor and an output device such as a valve which are installed in a plant. The sensor inputs physical quantities such as a temperature, a humidity, a pressure, and a pH indicating operation states of the plant to theplant control device 3 as measurement values. The valve controls a flow rate of a liquid or a gas in the plant in accordance with output data which is output from theplant control device 3. The control program executed by theplant control device 3 processes input data acquired from an input device such as a sensor and controls an output device such as a valve. Note that, although a sensor is exemplified as an input device and a valve is exemplified as an output device inFIG. 1 , an input device and an output device of the present invention are not limited thereto. For example, an input device may be an operation device such as a switch, and an output device may be an actuator such as a motor. In the embodiment, an input device and an output device are referred to as “a field device” in some cases. -
FIG. 1 illustrates a case in which theplant 100 includes threeplant control devices 3, i.e., theplant control device 3A, theplant control device 3B, and the plant control device 3C. It is assumed that theplant control device 3A to the plant control device 3C execute control programs having control logics which are individually installed. Here, a control logic refers to a representation of a program, software, and a software application configured to perform logical control, proportional integral derivation (PID) control, and the like used to perform a control operation for the purpose of operation control or safety control of the plant in accordance with occurrence of incidents (events). Examples of the control logic include a representation of programs in program languages such as a graphic language such as a ladder diagram (LD), a function block diagram (FBD), or a sequential function chart (SFC) and a text language such as an instruction list (IL) or a structured text (ST). Furthermore, the representation of the programs may include a data format such as extensible markup language (XML) used in each program. - The
engineering tool 2 has a function of engineering a control program which operates in theplant control device 3A to the plant control device 3C via the engineeringtool coordination device 1. The engineering of the control program is an operation of an engineering tool of designing, creating, constructing, modifying, deleting, or installing (downloading) a part or all of the control program, setting parameters used in the control program, managing a change history of the control program, or performing an operation test (a connection test) and the like of the control program. The engineering of the control program may include tasks for implementing the above-described operations. - For example, the
engineering tool 2 may simulate an input of measurement data of the sensor and debug the control program. Furthermore, theengineering tool 2 may collect measurement data and the like of the sensor in synchronization with execution of the control program, analyze the collected measurement data, and display and output the analyzed measurement data using a graph and the like. Theengineering tool 2 may convert measurement data which is displayed and output to, for example, a numerical value, such as 0 to 100%, which is normalized from an industrial quantity, such as 4 to 20 mA, which is output from a sensor. Furthermore, theengineering tool 2 may check a loop of an input and output (I/O) module of theplant control device 3 and confirm an operation thereof. - Also, the
engineering tool 2 may change the control program in accordance with a change in device constitution of theplant 100. Theengineering tool 2 may create a document in which control information of theplant 100 is laid out in a predetermined format. -
FIG. 1 illustrates a case in which theplant 100 includes threeengineering tools 2, i.e., theengineering tool 2A, theengineering tool 2B, and the engineering tool 2C. It is assumed that theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C engineer control programs in data formats and control logics which are different from each other. - Note that, in the embodiment, the
engineering tool 2 may be either a program (software) having a function of engineering a control program or a device configured to execute the program. Therefore, theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C may be realized by, for example, each of programs which is executed in one device as long as theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C have a function of engineering the control program. Furthermore, each of theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C may be realized in a system constituted of a plurality of devices. - The engineering
tool coordination device 1 assimilates differences between data formats and control logics of theengineering tools 2A to 2C and coordinates theengineering tool 2A to 2C and theplant control device 3 so that theengineering tools 2A to 2C enable engineering of the control program of theplant control device 3. Details of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 will be described below. Note that a case in which the engineeringtool coordination device 1 according to the embodiment is an engineering tool has a function of engineering the control program of theplant control device 3 even when theengineering tool 2 is not used is exemplified. - The backbone system 4 is, for example, an enterprise resource planning (ERP: management resource integration) system for process manufacturers configured to manage management resources such as an accounting process, production management, sales management, and logistics. The backbone system 4 uses, for example, information on an operation state of the plant as management information of management resources. The backbone system 4 is, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a server device and a desktop type personal computer (PC).
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manufacturing execution system 5 is, for example, a manufacturing execution system (MES) located between the backbone system 4 and theplant control device 3. Themanufacturing execution system 5 monitors or manages an operation state of the plant, a working situation of workers, and the like acquired by theplant control device 3. Themanufacturing execution system 5 may include an engineering management system and the like configured to manage engineering and repair work information of the plant. - The engineering management system may manage history management of a control program engineered by the engineering tool. The
manufacturing execution system 5 is, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a server device and a desktop type (PC). - The HIS 6 is a device by which an operator performs an operation of the
plant 100 and monitors an operation state of theplant 100. The HIS 6 includes an input device such as a switch, a keyboard, or a mouse configured to perform an operation of theplant 100. Furthermore, theHIS 6 includes a display device such as a display and a lamp configured to display the operation state of theplant 100. The HIS 6 may display a plurality of windows on one or more displays to display the operation state of theplant 100. The HIS 6 may display a predetermined message or output an alarm sound when the operation state of theplant 100 reaches a preset state. Note that the HIS 6 may be realized as a function of themanufacturing execution system 5. - Next, a hardware constitution of the engineering
tool coordination device 1 will be described usingFIG. 2 .FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware constitution of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 according to the embodiment. - In
FIG. 2 , the engineeringtool coordination device 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a random access memory (RAM) 12, a read only memory (ROM) 13, a hard disk drive (HDD) 14, adisplay device 15, aninput device 16, a communication interface (I/F) 17, a communication I/F 18, and abus 19 configured to connect these. The engineeringtool coordination device 1 can be realized by, for example, a server device, a general-purpose computer such as a desktop type PC, a device such as an FA computer and a PLC, a notebook type or tablet type computer, and the like. - The
CPU 11 executes engineering tool coordination programs stored in theRAM 12, theROM 13, or theHDD 14 to perform control of the engineeringtool coordination device 1. The engineering tool coordination program is acquired from, for example, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which an engineering tool coordination program is recorded, or a server configured to provide an engineering tool coordination program over a network, is installed in theHDD 14, and is stored in theRAM 12 to be able to be read by theCPU 11. - The
display device 15 is, for example, a liquid crystal display having a display function. Thedisplay device 15 may be realized in various forms such as a head mount type display, a glasses type display, and a watch type display. Examples of theinput device 16 include a keyboard, a mouse, or the like having an input function. Theinput device 16 may include a microphone configured to input sound information, a camera configured to input image information, and the like. Note that thedisplay device 15 and theinput device 16 may be realized by a device having a display function and an input function such as a touch panel. - The communication I/
F 17 performs communication via thefirst communication path 91 shown inFIG. 1 over wired communication or wireless communication. The communication I/F 18 performs communication via thesecond communication path 92 shown inFIG. 1 over wired communication or wireless communication. Communication standards of thefirst communication path 91 and thesecond communication path 92 are arbitrary. The communication I/F 17 performs, for example, communication control corresponding to a communication standard such as Vnet/IP (registered trademark) according to CPF-10 of a real time Ethernet (RTE) communication profile in which an IP is used for general-purpose communication and which is defined by IEC 61784-2. Furthermore, the communication I/F 17 may perform communication control corresponding to a communication standard dedicated to an industrial instrument such as International Society of Automation (ISA) 100, a highway addressable remote transducer (HART), BRAIN, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, and PROFIBUS. The communication I/F 17 may perform communication control corresponding to a general-purpose communication standard such as wireless local area network (LAN) communication, wired LAN communication, infrared communication, and short-range wireless communication. - Next, a software constitution of the engineering
tool coordination device 1 will be described usingFIG. 3 .FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a software constitution of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 according to the embodiment. - In
FIG. 3 , the engineeringtool coordination device 1 has functions of acoordination function unit 10, anoperation monitoring unit 106, anengineering function unit 107, acontrol function unit 108, and acommunication control unit 109. Thecoordination function unit 10 has functions of a first tool I/F 101, ageneration manager 102, a system database (DB) 103, a second tool I/F 104, and atest manager 105. Thegeneration manager 102 has a function of adata converter 1021. The above-described functions of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 are functional modules which are realized by an engineering tool coordination program (software) configured to control the engineeringtool coordination device 1. The engineering tool coordination program may be provided from a server configured to provide a program or may be provided from a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. - The
coordination function unit 10 coordinates theengineering tool 2 and theplant control device 3 which are described with reference toFIG. 1 to enable engineering of a control program of theplant control device 3 from theengineering tool 2. - The first tool I/
F 101 acquires first data which is used in theengineering tool 2 configured to engineer the control program executed by theplant control device 3 configured to control the plant. The first data is engineering data with a data format which is used in a control logic in theengineering tool 2. Examples of the engineering data include a data format of I/O data which is used in the control program. The data format of the engineering data may be defined in the engineering tool. For this reason, the data format of the engineering data defined by theengineering tool 2 needs to match the data format of the engineering data defined by theplant control device 3. The first tool I/F 101 acquires the first data from theengineering tool 2 to acquire a data format defined by theengineering tool 2. - Note that the first data acquired by the first tool I/
F 101 from theengineering tool 2 may be data of a format which is converted into a format of an FBD or Structured Text and conforms to an extensible markup language (XML) schema of PLCOpen (registered trademark). - For example, the first tool I/
F 101 transmits information on an I/O module of theplant control device 3 and information on a data format which is able to be used in the I/O module to theengineering tool 2. Theengineering tool 2 can import this I/O information transmitted from the first tool I/F 101 to create, for example, application data such as a cause & effect (C & E) matrix. The first tool I/F 101 acquires the application data created in theengineering tool 2 as the first data. The first tool I/F 101 transmits the acquired first data to thegeneration manager 102. - The
generation manager 102 acquires the first data from the first tool I/F 101. Thedata converter 1021 of thegeneration manager 102 converts the acquired first data into second data. The second data is data having a data format which is able to be used in the control program executed by theplant control device 3. Thedata converter 1021 can convert the first data into the second data to match data formats. Thegeneration manager 102 stores the converted second data in thesystem DB 103. - The
system DB 103 provides the converted second data to the control program. The second data can be provided to the control program, for example, by downloading the second data stored in thesystem DB 103 to theplant control device 3. - Note that the
system DB 103 may be provided to, for example, a data server outside the engineeringtool coordination device 1. The second data is stored in thesystem DB 103 so that a conversion process from the first data to the second data and a transmission process of the second data to theplant control device 3 can be made asynchronous. Therefore, for example, when the second data is stored in thesystem DB 103 and control of the plant by theplant control device 3 is stopped while theplant control device 3 controls the plant (for example, an engineering tool coordination device goes offline with respect to a field device), the second data may be transmitted. - The
generation manager 102 can operate the control program by applying the second data to the control program. For example, thegeneration manager 102 may embed the second data in source code of the control program and compile the source code to generate (build) an execution file of the control program. Thegeneration manager 102 may compile a plurality of files to generate an execution file. Thegeneration manager 102 stores the built execution file in thesystem DB 103. Theplant control device 3 can execute the control program by downloading the execution file stored in thesystem DB 103. - The second tool I/
F 104 acquires a test request (or a signal including a test request) from theengineering tool 2. The second tool I/F 104 may be an application programming interface (API) configured to provide information on the instruction which is able to be used in the control program to theengineering tool 2. The test request (first test request) acquired by the second tool I/F 104 has a first test request format. The second tool I/F 104 transmits the test request acquired from theengineering tool 2 to thetest manager 105. - The
engineering tool 2 can execute an operation test used to test an operation of the control program by a control logic. A type and a format of instructions used for the operation test differ in accordance with theengineering tool 2 and the control program in some cases. Thetest manager 105 converts the test request acquired from theengineering tool 2 into an instruction which is able to be used in the control program. Thetest manager 105 includes atest converter 1051. Thetest converter 1051 converts the test request (first test request) acquired by the second tool I/F 104 into a test request (second test request) having a second test request format executable by the control program of theplant control device 3. The second test request format is different from the first test request. The second tool I/F 104 may convert the test request instead of thetest converter 1051. - The
test manager 105 make the control program execute an operation test in which the second data is used on a basis of the acquired test request. At this time, since a type and a format of instructions used for a control logic of the operation test in theengineering tool 2 and a type and a format of instructions used for a control logic in the control program differ, thetest manager 105 converts the control logic of the operation test in theengineering tool 2 into the control logic in the control program to execute the operation test. Thetest manager 105 acquires, from the control program, a result of the operation test, which has a first test result format. Thetest converter 1051 of thetest manager 105 converts the first test result format into a second test result format usable to theengineering tool 2. The second test result format is different from the first test result format. Thereafter, thetest manager 105 transmits the result of the operation test to theengineering tool 2 via the second tool I/F 104. Thus, theengineering tool 2 can execute the operation test without being aware of the control logic in the control program. - The
operation monitoring unit 106 monitors an operation of the operator. For example, theoperation monitoring unit 106 records the operation of the operator in theHIS 6 ofFIG. 1 and collects an operation record when an abnormality occurs in theplant 100. Note that a function of theoperation monitoring unit 106 may be realized in theHIS 6. - The
engineering function unit 107 engineers the control program. The engineering of the control program executed in theengineering function unit 107 is similar to that of theengineering tool 2. In other words, a case in which the engineeringtool coordination device 1 itself inFIG. 3 has a function of the engineering tool and can be coordinated with anotherengineering tool 2 may be illustrated. The engineering tool can improve workability of engineering using a tool which is shared by a control program of another plant engineered by the worker who engineers the control program. On the other hand, a plant control device configured to control the plant, a safety control device, or a controller configured to control these may differ depending on whether for an entire area or a part of a plant in some cases. The engineeringtool coordination device 1 can engineer the control program executed in theplant control device 3 and provide an environment in which the engineeringtool coordination device 1 can perform engineering of the control program on theengineering tool 2 serving as another engineering tool to improve work efficiency of the engineering of the control program using theengineering tool 2. - The
control function unit 108 manages the operation test of the control program engineered in theengineering function unit 107. Thecontrol function unit 108 may receive the instruction of the operation test from theengineering function unit 107, execute the operation test, and output the test result to theengineering function unit 107. Since the engineeringtool coordination device 1 enables the engineering of the control program in theengineering function unit 107 and the engineering of the control program in theengineering tool 2, series of operations associated with both engineerings need not interfere with each other. For example, thecontrol function unit 108 may exclusively execute the series of operations associated with the engineering executed by theengineering function unit 107 and the series of operations associated with the engineering executed by theengineering tool 2. For example, when the operation test using theengineering function unit 107 and the operation test using theengineering tool 2 are for the same test object, the operation tests are exclusively implemented so that simultaneous updating of test objects is prevented and thus safety of the operation test and reliability of the test results can be improved. Furthermore, when theengineering function unit 107 communicates with theplant control device 3 to perform the series of operations associated with the engineering, a virtual control logic of theplant control device 3 may be provided to theengineering tool 2 so that the series of operations associated with the engineering with respect to theplant control device 3 do not interfere with each other. Note that thecontrol function unit 108 may be a function of theengineering function unit 107. - The
communication control unit 109 controls operations of the communication I/F 17 and the communication I/F 18 ofFIG. 2 . Thecommunication control unit 109 includes, for example, a control program according to a communication protocol used in the communication I/F 17 and the communication I/F 18 and controls communication via thefirst communication path 91 and thesecond communication path 92 ofFIG. 1 . - Note that a case in which functions of the
coordination function unit 10, the first tool I/F 101, thegeneration manager 102, thedata converter 1021, thesystem DB 103, the second tool I/F 104, thetest manager 105, theoperation monitoring unit 106, theengineering function unit 107, thecontrol function unit 108, and thecommunication control unit 109 of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 inFIG. 3 are realized by software has been described. However, at least one of the above-described functions may be realized by hardware. Furthermore, the above-described functions may be implemented by dividing one function into a plurality of functions. The above-described functions may be implemented by integrating two or more functions into one function. For example, the function of thedata converter 1021 configured to convert the first data into the second data, the function of the second tool I/F 104 configured to acquire the test request from the engineering tool, and the function of thetest manager 105 configured to acquire the test request from the engineering tool may be implemented by one function unit. - Next, a coordination function of an engineering
tool coordination device 1 according to a first embodiment will be described usingFIG. 4 .FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a coordination function of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 according to the first embodiment. Functions illustrated inFIG. 4 are obtained by extracting the functions of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 described with reference toFIG. 3 . - In
FIG. 4 , the engineeringtool coordination device 1 includes a first tool I/F 101, ageneration manager 102, adata converter 1021, asystem DB 103, a second tool I/F 104, and atest manager 105. - The first tool I/
F 101 includes an I/F corresponding to anengineering tool 2 and acquires first data from theengineering tool 2. Thedata converter 1021 of thegeneration manager 102 converts the first data acquired in the first tool I/F 101 into second data and stores the converted second data in thesystem DB 103. Thesystem DB 103 provides the stored second data to aplant control device 3. With the above-described operation, the engineeringtool coordination device 1 can transmit the first data to the engineeringtool coordination device 1 without being aware of a data format used in the control program executed on theplant control device 3 with respect to theengineering tool 2 and engineer a control program of theplant control device 3. - The second tool I/
F 104 acquires a test request from theengineering tool 2. At this time, since a type and a format of instructions used as a test request in theengineering tool 2 and a type and a format of instructions as a test request transmitted to theplant control device 3 differ, the second tool I/F 104 can convert the test request acquired from theengineering tool 2 into the test request transmitted to theplant control device 3 to assimilate differences between the types and the formats. A test manager transmits a test request to theplant control device 3 and acquires a response from theplant control device 3. The second tool I/F 104 converts a response acquired in the test manager into a format according to theengineering tool 2 and transmits the format to theengineering tool 2. With the above-described operation, the engineeringtool coordination device 1 enables execution of an operation test of the control program of theplant control device 3 without being aware of a data format of a test request executed on theplant control device 3 with respect to theengineering tool 2. - Next, an operation of the engineering
tool coordination device 1 will be described usingFIG. 5 .FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for describing an example of the operation of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 according to the embodiment. - In
FIG. 5 , the engineeringtool coordination device 1 transmits I/O data of theplant control device 3, data of an I/O module, and data of an API of the second tool I/F 104 of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 to the engineering tool 2 (Step S11). The I/O data of theplant control device 3 and the data of the I/O module are information associated with an input and output of a field device connected to an input unit and an output unit of theplant control device 3. - Examples of the
plant control device 3 include an input module which is able to receive an input in an analog manner, an input module which is able to receive an input in a digital manner, an output module which is able to output in an analog manner, or an output module which is able to output in a digital manner as types of I/O module. In the case of theplant control device 3, the field device is connected to the I/O module in accordance with types of the I/Os. The I/O data of theplant control device 3 and the data of the I/O module include information on an I/O address and the type of the I/O module of theplant control device 3 to which the field device is connected. - Also, the data of the API of the second tool I/
F 104 includes information on the API of the second tool I/F 104 which is published with respect to the engineering tool. The information on the API includes, for example, a definition of a command used to request an operation test such as a loop test. - In the
engineering tool 2, a C & E matrix is generated on the basis of acquired I/O data and data of the I/O module (Step S12). The C & E matrix is obtained by defining a cause-and-effect relationship of an input and output used in required specifications or the like in a tabular form (a matrix) and can identify factors having a large influence on a result. For example, input data serving as a cause (a factor) may be defined on a horizontal axis of a matrix and an effect (a result) may be defined on a vertical axis of the matrix. In addition, operation conditions (a logical operation, a delay, an interlock, and the like) are defined at intersections of inputs and outputs so that a factor having a large influence on a result can be identified. The engineering tool can ascertain correspondence between input data from the sensors and the like of the plant and an abnormality of the plant. An abnormal factor of the plant and measures can be easily ascertained by displaying the defined C & E matrix on, for example, a display device and monitoring changes in the matrix. - Subsequently, the
engineering tool 2 generates a control program on the basis of the acquired API or generates a test program used to test an operation of the control program (Step S13). A command and a function, which are able to be used in the control program, are defined in the API, and theengineering tool 2 can construct a control logic (an application) on the basis of the definitions. - Subsequently, the engineering
tool coordination device 1 acquires first data serving as application data from the engineering tool 2 (Step S14). The engineeringtool coordination device 1 converts the acquired first data into second data and generates the second data (Step S15). Theplant control device 3 acquires the converted second data from the engineeringtool coordination device 1 and makes the second data executable (Step S16). - Subsequently, the
engineering tool 2 transmits atest command # 1 used to request an operation test to the engineering tool coordination device 1 (Step S17). The engineeringtool coordination device 1 converts the transmitted test command into atest command # 2 which is executable by theplant control device 3 and transmits thetest command # 2 to the plant control device 3 (Step S18). - The
plant control device 3 having the acquiredtest command # 2 executes the operation test (Step S19). Note that the operation test may be executed when acquiring a plurality of test commands. Theplant control device 3 transmits anexecution result # 1 of the operation test to the engineering tool coordination device 1 (Step S20). The engineeringtool coordination device 1 converts theexecution result # 1 of the operation test acquired from theplant control device 3 into anexecution result # 2 of the operation test which is executable by theengineering tool 2 and transmits theexecution result # 2 to the engineering tool 2 (Step S21). Theengineering tool 2 having the acquiredexecution result # 2 of the operation test may record or display, for example, an execution result. - Next, a coordination function of an engineering
tool coordination device 1 according to a second embodiment will be described usingFIG. 6 .FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the coordination function of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 according to the second embodiment. Note that functions of constituent elements ofFIG. 6 which are the same as those ofFIG. 4 will be denoted with the same reference numerals and a description thereof will be omitted. - In
FIG. 6 , a plant 100A includes an engineeringtool coordination device 1A, anengineering tool 2A, anengineering tool 2B, an engineering tool 2C, aplant control device 3A, and aplant control device 3B. Here, theengineering tool 2A, theengineering tool 2B, and the engineering tool 2C are set to be engineering tools of different types using different data formats. - The engineering
tool coordination device 1A includes a first tool I/F 101A, a first tool I/F 101B, a first tool I/F 101C, a first tool PF (a platform) 1011, angeneration manager 102, adata converter 1021, asystem DB 103, a second tool I/F 104A, a second tool I/F 104B, a second tool I/F 104C, asecond tool PF 1041, and atest manager 105. - The first tool I/
F 101A includes an I/F corresponding to theengineering tool 2A and acquires first data from theengineering tool 2A. The first tool I/F 101A can convert a data format of the first data used by theengineering tool 2A into second data. - The first tool I/
F 101B includes an I/F corresponding to theengineering tool 2B and acquires first data from theengineering tool 2B. The first tool I/F 101B can convert a data format of the first data used by theengineering tool 2B into second data. - Also, the first tool I/F 101C includes an I/F corresponding to the engineering tool 2C and acquires first data from the engineering tool 2C. The first tool I/F 101C can convert a data format of the first data used by the engineering tool 2C into second data. In other words, the engineering
tool coordination device 1A according to the second embodiment includes a first tool I/F corresponding to a different type ofengineering tool 2. - The
first tool PF 1011 is an application platform which replaces the first tool I/F 101A to the first tool I/F 101C corresponding to anengineering tool 2A to an engineering tool 2C as plug-ins and makes the first tool I/F 101A to the first tool I/F 101C operable. The first tool I/F 101A to the first tool I/F 101C have a common I/F with respect to thefirst tool PF 1011 and have different I/Fs with respect to theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C. When an engineering tool to be used is changed, added, or removed, the first tool I/F 101 can be accordingly replaced in thefirst tool PF 1011. For example, when a new engineering tool 2D (not shown) is used, a tool I/F corresponding to the engineering tool 2D can be added to thefirst tool PF 1011 as a plug-in. - Note that the first tool I/
F 101A to the first tool I/F 101C may contain a table which records correspondence relation between theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C and the first tool I/F 101A to the first tool I/F 101C and receive data from thecorresponding engineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C on the basis of the table. In this case, the first tool I/F 101A to the first tool I/F 101C may identify theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C by identification information such as IP address and MAC address. - Note that a method of replacing the first tool I/
F 101 with respect to thefirst tool PF 1011 is arbitrary. For example, the first tool I/F 101 may be replaced by installing a static link in the first tool I/F 101 and the first tool I/F 101 may be replaced by installing a dynamic link in the first tool I/F 101. Furthermore, the first tool I/F 101 may be added while the program of the engineeringtool coordination device 1A stops or the first tool I/F 101 may be added during an operation of a program of the engineeringtool coordination device 1A. - The
system DB 103 provides second data to theplant control device 3A and theplant control device 3B. Thesystem DB 103 stores the second data in a place in which the second data can be downloaded from a plurality ofplant control devices 3. Thesystem DB 103 may include dedicated storage areas for theplant control device 3A and theplant control device 3B and provide the second data individually. - The second tool I/
F 104A includes an I/F corresponding to theengineering tool 2A and performs a test operation associated with the test requests and the responses to the test requests described with reference to theengineering tool 2A andFIG. 4 . The second tool I/F 104A assimilates differences between a test operation with theengineering tool 2A and a test operation with theplant control device 3. In other words, since a type and a format of instructions used for a test request in theengineering tool 2A and a response test operation according to the test request and a type and a format of instructions used for a test request transmitted to theplant control device 3 and a response test operation according to the test request differ, the second tool I/F 104A can convert a test request acquired from theengineering tool 2A into a test request transmitted to theplant control device 3 to assimilate the differences between the test operations. - The second tool I/
F 104B includes an I/F corresponding to theengineering tool 2B and performs a test operation with theengineering tool 2B. The second tool I/F 104B assimilates differences between the test operation with theengineering tool 2B and the test operation with theplant control device 3. In other words, the second tool I/F 104B can convert a test request acquired from theengineering tool 2B into a test request transmitted to theplant control device 3 to assimilate the differences between the test operations. - Also, the second tool I/
F 104C includes an I/F corresponding to the engineering tool 2C and performs a test operation with the engineering tool 2C. The second tool I/F 104C assimilate differences between the test operation with the engineering tool 2C and the test operation with theplant control device 3. The second tool I/F 104C can convert a test request acquired from the engineering tool 2C into a test request transmitted to theplant control device 3 to assimilate the differences between the test operations. - The
second tool PF 1041 is an application platform which replaces the second tool I/F 104A to the second tool I/F 104C corresponding to theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C as plug-ins and makes the second tool I/F 104A to the second tool I/F 104C operable. The second tool I/F 104A to the second tool I/F 104C have a common I/F with respect to thesecond tool PF 1041 and have different I/Fs with respect to theengineering tool 2A to the engineering tool 2C. In thesecond tool PF 1041, when an engineering tool to be used is changed, added, or removed, the second tool I/F 104 can be accordingly replaced. For example, when a new engineering tool 2D (not shown) is used, a tool I/F corresponding to the engineering tool 2D can be added to thesecond tool PF 1041 as a plug-in. - As described above, the engineering tool coordination device according to the embodiment includes a first tool interface configured to acquire first data having a first data format usable to an engineering tool, the engineering tool being configured to engineer a control program executed in a control device configured to control an operation of a plant, a data converter configured to convert the first data acquired by the first tool interface into second data usable to the control program, the second data having a second data format different from the first data format, a program provider configured to provide the second data converted by the data converter to the control program, a second tool interface configured to acquire a first test request having a first test request format from the engineering tool, a test converter configured to convert the first test request acquired by the second tool interface into a second test request executable in the control program, the second test request having a second test request format different from the first test request, and a test manager configured to cause to execute an operation test program in the control program and to operate an operation test using the second data on a basis of the second test request acquired by the test converter. Thereby, the engineering tool coordination device according to the embodiment can improve efficiency of engineering of the control program using the engineering tool.
- Note that each of the above-described engineering
tool coordination devices 1 may be a device having the above-described functions and may be realized by, for example, a system which is constituted of a combination of a plurality of devices and in which devices are connected to each other to be able to communicate with one another. Furthermore, the engineeringtool coordination device 1 may be realized as a part of functions of themanufacturing execution system 5 and the HIS 6 which are described with reference toFIG. 1 . - Also, a case in which the above-described engineering
tool coordination device 1 includes the first tool I/F 101 and the second tool I/F 104 corresponding to the engineering tools such that the engineeringtool coordination device 1 converts a type, a data format, and the like of an instruction used in test requests in the engineering tool and the plant control device and instructions used for response test operations according to the test requests to assimilate differences between test operations has been described, but theengineering tool 2 may perform data format conversion. In other words, theengineering tool 2 may include a converter configured to convert first data and second data and include an I/F configured to assimilate differences between test operations. In this case, theengineering tool 2 enables an I/F corresponding to the engineeringtool coordination device 1 to be replaced as a plug-in. - The above-described engineering
tool coordination device 1 includes: a first tool I/F configured to acquire first data used in an engineering tool configured to engineer a control program executed by an operation control device configured to control an operation of a plant; an engineering tool coordination unit configured to convert the acquired first data into second data; and a program provider configured to provide the converted second data to the control program. In addition, the engineering tool coordination unit may acquire a test request from the engineering tool and make the control program execute an operation test in which the second data is used on a basis of the acquired test request. In other words, the engineering tool coordination unit of the engineeringtool coordination device 1 may have the function of the data converter, the function of the second tool I/F, and the function of the test management unit according to the embodiment. - The engineering tool coordination unit may convert the acquired test request into a test request which is able to be executed by a control device.
- An engineering tool coordination method according to the embodiment can include: a first data acquisition step of acquiring first data used in an engineering tool configured to engineer a control program executed by an operation control device configured to control an operation of a plant; a data conversion step of converting the acquired first data into second data; a program providing step of providing the converted second data to the control program; a test request acquisition step of acquiring a test request from the engineering tool; and a test management step of making the control program execute an operation test in which the second data is used on a basis of the acquired test request to improve efficiency of engineering of the control program using the engineering tool.
- Note that an execution order of the above-described steps in the engineering tool coordination method according to the embodiment is not limited to the described order of the above-described steps and may be executed in any order.
- A program configured to implement functions constituting the device described in the embodiment is recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and the program recorded on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium is read into a computer system and executed so that the above-described various processes of the embodiment may be performed. Note that the “computer system” mentioned herein may include an operating system (OS) and hardware such as peripheral devices. Furthermore, the “computer system” also refers to a home page providing environment (or a display environment) as long as the “computer system” uses a world wide web (WWW) system. The “non-transitory computer readable storage medium” refers to a storage device such as a non-volatile memory capable of writing such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, and a flash memory, a portable medium such as a compact disc (CD)-ROM, and a hard disk built into a computer system.
- The “non-transitory computer readable storage medium” also refers to a medium configured to hold a program for a certain period of time like a volatile memory (for example, a dynamic random access memory (DRAM)) inside a computer system serving as a server and a client when the program is transmitted over a network such as the Internet and a communication circuit such as a telephone line. Furthermore, the above-described program may be transmitted from a computer system configured to store the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or through transmission waves in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” configured to transmit a program is a medium having a function of transmitting information like a network such as the Internet (a communication network) and a communication circuit (a communication line) such as a telephone line. Furthermore, the program may be used to implement some of the above-described functions. In addition, the program may be a so-called difference file (difference program) configured to realize the above-described functions by combination with a program which is already recorded in a computer system.
- As used herein, the following directional terms “front, back, above, downward, right, left, vertical, horizontal, below, transverse, row and column” as well as any other similar directional terms refer to those instructions of a device equipped with the present invention. Accordingly, these terms, as utilized to describe the present invention should be interpreted relative to a device equipped with the present invention.
- The term “configured” is used to describe a component, unit or part of a device includes hardware and/or software that is constructed and/or programmed to carry out the desired function.
- Moreover, terms that are expressed as “means-plus function” in the claims should include any structure that can be utilized to carry out the function of that part of the present invention.
- The term “unit” is used to describe a component, unit or part of a hardware and/or software that is constructed and/or programmed to carry out the desired function. Typical examples of the hardware may include, but are not limited to, a device and a circuit.
- While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated above, it should be understood that these are examples of the present invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Additions, omissions, substitutions, and other modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be considered as being limited by the foregoing description, and is only limited by the scope of the claims.
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